This is the weirdest movie I’ve seen! I still don’t get what the movie is all about, yet I actually enjoyed watching it especially with the role that Reynolds played. Consists of three parts, small part of each linked to the others although each part can go as a stand alone “short movie”. However, it’s the combination of those three that explains what is The Nines and what is “wrong” with Gary/Gavin/Gabriel (Ryan Reynolds).

Basically every life-being has a number, and God being number 10 and human number 7. In between there are The Nines, who are almost perfect, and Koalas. Unconsciously, Gary controls his fate and the kind of life he wants to live in. Strangely enough, he can’t make them perfect because he always bumps into problems that force him to wake up and re-shape the life, incidentally killing the characters that were previously involved in his life. On every “life”, there are three other characters who always there: the witty and charming Margaret/Melissa/Mary (Melissa McCarthy), the sharp and mysterious Sarah/Susan/Sierra who keeps giving the wake-up call (Hope Davis), and the kid, Noelle (Elle Fanning).

Because each part runs in a short span, we cannot predict what’s coming our way until it changed into a different story altogether. It’s the kind of a lite sci-fi movie, even though you don’t get it, you can still enjoy it. All in all, you can use your imagination to comprehend the whole thing. Was Gary an angel though??

My rating: 5/6